Whitlock, Wilma Sparks (Rocky Face)

  • Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Wilma Sparks Whitlock
Wilma Sparks Whitlock

Wilma Sparks Whitlock, 93, of Rocky Face, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at her residence.

She was a member of Rocky Face Baptist Church. Wilma was a Sunday school teacher for 44 years at Lucy Baptist Church. She loved her family and her dog, Bandit.

Wilma was preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey Whitlock; parents, Jesse and Velna Sparks; sisters, Sara Avery and Evelyn Reed; and brother, Jesse L. Sparks, Jr. 

She is survived by daughter, Gloria Childress of Rocky Face; grandchildren, Kevin (Fran) Houston of Cumming, GA., and Scott (Christy) Houston of Rocky Face; great-grandchildren, Ansleigh Houston, Katelyn Houston and Evan Houston; and several nieces and nephews also survive.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Joan, Barbara, Sally, Brittanie, Amanda and Selina for their love and care.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 11, at 1 p.m. at the Munford Funeral Home, Millington Chapel, in Millington, TN.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, Dec. 11, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Munford Funeral Home.

The burial will be at Northridge Woodhaven.

Messages of comfort may be sent to the family at www.julianpeeples.com

Funeral arrangements are by Julian Peeples Funeral Home, Rocky Face Chapel. For more information, call (706) 272-9777.

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